- #1 Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,100 reviews2025
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based 14.4%, Isometric 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #2 MENACE
96% matchVery Positive91% of 13,267 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Tactical 11.6%
- #3 XCOM®: Chimera Squad
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,433 reviews2020
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.3%, Turn-Based 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 7%
- #4 Jagged Alliance 3
95% matchVery Positive89% of 14,785 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based 8.2%
- #5 Xenonauts 2
94% matchVery Positive81% of 5,738 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 11.2%
- #6 Gears Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,701 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Strategy 17.3%, Tactical 12.2%, Isometric 6.7%
- #7 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,700 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy RPG 14.6%, Tactical 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #8 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
92% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Tactical 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #9 Tactical Breach Wizards
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,112 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy RPG 12.3%, Tactical 11.8%
- #10 Chains of Freedom
90% matchVery Positive81% of 546 reviews2025
Dev: NordcurrentPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Tactical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Cinematic 12.8%
- #11 Blackguards
91% matchMixed62% of 3,917 reviews2014
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38%, Tactical 15.1%, RPG 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #12 Showgunners
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,958 reviews2023
Dev: ArtificerPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Isometric 15.5%, Tactical 13.9%
- #13 End State
89% matchMixed64% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Strategy RPG 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #14 The Iron Oath
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 923 reviews2023
Dev: Curious Panda GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy RPG 12.5%
- #15 Wartales
86% matchVery Positive86% of 35,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, Turn-Based 21.1%, RPG 12.5%, Strategy 6.8%
- #16 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 412 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Isometric 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%
- #17 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
86% matchVery Positive90% of 20,528 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Tactical 14.5%, Strategy 10.8%
- #18 Urban Strife
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 666 reviews2026
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Isometric 9.9%
- #19 Warbanners
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 612 reviews2017
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy RPG 12.8%
- #20 Battle Brothers
83% matchVery Positive88% of 28,621 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.7%, Character Customization 28.8%, Strategy 15.7%, RPG 13.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #21 Xenonauts
84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,065 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Isometric 10.9%
- #22 Quasimorph
80% matchVery Positive82% of 7,882 reviews2026
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Tactical 14.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #23 BATTLETECH
82% matchVery Positive84% of 33,119 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #24 Breach & Clear
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,431 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 27.7%, Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 13.5%, Isometric 6.3%
- #25 USC: Counterforce
81% matchMixed67% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Cat StudiosPub: Firesquid
Windows
Lead your Space Commandos in a revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by UFO/XCOM and Aliens. Utilize in-depth skill & combat systems in multiple game modes, including a full campaign. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A and join the USC in defending humanity!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Strategy RPG 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%
- #26 Templar Battleforce
81% matchVery Positive93% of 984 reviews2015
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #27 Phoenix Point
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,165 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Isometric 19.7%, Tactical 18.9%, Character Customization 14%, PvE 12.2%
- #28 Stellar Tactics
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Isometric 19.4%, Character Customization 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Tactical 11.7%
- #29 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
78% matchMixed63% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, PvE 8.5%
- #30 Every Day We Fight
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 419 reviews2025
Dev: Signal Space Lab
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Strategy RPG 10.9%
- #31 Bloodgrounds
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 606 reviews2026
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy RPG 12.1%
- #32 Fight Life: Vanguard
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 173 reviews2026
Dev: StartImpulsePub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Engage in tactical turn-based combat, manage and upgrade each character, and strive to reclaim harmony in a world on the brink of oblivion. Take on the mantle of leadership as you guide a mercenary squad through perilous landscapes, selecting your comrades from a diverse pool of skilled recruits.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #33 Vigilantes
78% matchVery Positive81% of 306 reviews2018
Dev: Timeslip Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Isometric 10.1%
- #34 Lost Eidolons
76% matchMixed68% of 2,384 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%
- #35 Phantom Brigade
74% matchVery Positive81% of 4,515 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Cinematic 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Tactical 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%
- #36 Jagged Alliance Flashback
79% matchMixed47% of 776 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37%, Tactical 19%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, RPG 7.3%
- #37 Beat the Humans
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Tactical 11.6%
- #38 Lootbound
72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,172 reviews2026
Dev: ArtDockPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy RPG 13.8%, Tactical 10.9%
- #39 Classified: France '44
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,016 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Isometric 12.1%, Tactical 11.8%
- #40 Dead Grid
70% matchVery Positive94% of 512 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Character Customization 11.6%
- #41 The Lamplighters League
73% matchMixed69% of 1,234 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Cinematic 15.9%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Tactical 15%
- #42 Galaxy Squad
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Tactical 14%, Strategy 11.7%
- #43 War Mongrels
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,485 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: Action RTS 34.3% ★, Isometric 28.5%, Tactical 23.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #44 Rogue Waters
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,274 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Isometric 14%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%
- #45 Tactical Combat Department
73% matchMixed63% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: LukasHPub: Render System
Windows
Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.6%, Isometric 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 11.9%
- #46 Mech Armada
71% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Isometric 15%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Character Customization 10.7%
- #47 The Last Spell
68% matchVery Positive91% of 13,615 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%
- #48 One-inch Tactics
69% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Tactical 12.7%, Isometric 11.9%
- #49 Glorious Companions
70% matchMixed62% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Strategy RPG 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Isometric 11.3%
- #50 Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: QED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into a top-down, turn-based strategy game with 80's sci-fi flair. Command elite soldiers in multiplayer duels on 24 maps, local hot-seat mode, or a thrilling singleplayer campaign. Master teleportation and gridless movement on the mysterious planet Anthracite.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Tactical 12%
- #51 Dustwind: Resistance
68% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Why similar: Isometric 23.8%, Strategy RPG 23%, Tactical 19.5%, Character Customization 14.2%, Strategy 11.5%
- #52 Void Marauders
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Isometric 12.3%
- #53 Wildermyth
65% matchVery Positive95% of 18,226 reviews2021
Dev: Worldwalker Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.1%, Turn-Based 23.6%, Character Customization 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, RPG 5.4%
- #54 Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,769 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.
Why similar: Tactical 32.5%, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based 20.3%, RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #55 Ruin Raiders
69% matchMixed67% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Tactical 11.4%
- #56 Voidspire Tactics
68% matchVery Positive97% of 290 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Strategy 12.5%, RPG 12.2%, Strategy RPG 12.1%
- #57 Wardrum
65% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Lead a tribal warband and time your attacks to the beat of the Wardrum in this tactical turn-based roguelite! Forge a path across a harsh fantasy world full of rhythm magic, face death and strengthen your warriors until you have the power to destroy the dark sorcery infecting the lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Tactical 10.3%
- #58 Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
66% matchVery Positive87% of 6,826 reviews2021
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Isometric 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Turn-Based 10.6%
- #59 Mainframe Defenders
67% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2020
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
Why similar: Isometric 38.7%, Turn-Based Combat 35.1%, Strategy 14.2%, RPG 12.1%
- #60 Mechajammer
69% matchMixed52% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Whalenought StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets.
Why similar: Tactical 16.4%, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Sci-fi 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%